Time Management : Set Priorities to Get the Right Things Done

PRIORITIZE YOUR TIME

Ultimately, how well you manage time boils
down to your level of personal motivation. How
willing are you to learn from the mistakes you’ve
made about using time in the past? How will-
ing are you to go after the things you know are
important to do for the future? Most people
know what needs to be done; they even know
how to do it. They just don’t have their priori-
ties straight at the moment they make decisions
about how to spend their time. Being more
effi cient in the present will help you achieve the

THE ELEMENTS OF GOAL MANAGEMENT

Managing your time is predicated on

setting and accomplishing your goals.

These are the three elements of goal

management:

• Long-term goals – These are the pur-
  poses toward which you direct your
  efforts. Typically, long-term goals
  are completed in a year or more.


• Objectives –These are the steps
  needed to achieve a long-term goal.
  Objectives are typically completed
  in a month or more.


• Tasks –These are the series of
  daily and weekly actions required to
  meet your objectives.


• POWER POINTS •